Bankruptcies; enterprises, SIC 2008

Bankruptcies; enterprises, SIC 2008

Type of bankruptcy Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Pronounced bankruptcies (number)
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2024 December 350
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 January 300
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 February 339
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 March 253
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 April 377
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 May 325
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 June 293
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 July 344
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 August 262
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 September 314
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 October** 245
Total entities with/without legal pers. A-U All economic activities 2025 November* 287
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2024 December 33
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 January 45
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 February 24
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 March 34
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 April 43
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 May 26
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 June 31
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 July 39
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 August 39
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 September 40
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 October** 33
Nat. person with sole proprietorship A-U All economic activities 2025 November* 22
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2024 December 317
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 January 255
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 February 315
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 March 219
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 April 334
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 May 299
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 June 262
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 July 305
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 August 223
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 September 274
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 October** 212
Companies and institutions A-U All economic activities 2025 November* 265
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains the number of bankruptcy orders issued by Dutch courts. Numbers are broken down by type of bankruptcy (natural persons with or without sole proprietorship, enterprises and institutions) and business activity.

Data available from: January 2009

Status of the figures:
Figures on the last two months are provisional.

Changes as of December 12, 2025:
The November 2025 figures have been added.

When will new figures be published?
December 2025 figures are expected to be published on January 12, 2026.

Description topics

Pronounced bankruptcies
Pronounced bankruptcies
Number of natural persons with sole proprietorship, companies and institutions that have been declared bankrupt by court ruling.

Bankruptcy
A legal proceeding involving a legal entity (person or company) that has ceased to repay outstanding debts and is declared bankrupt by the court. All assets and income of the entity (the debtor) are seized and used to repay the debts. Bankruptcy may be initiated by a creditor, the debtor or the public prosecutor’s office. After payment of the assets and income to the creditors, the bankruptcy is filed as completed, but the debtor is often not free of debts as any residual debts will remain payable. Moreover, a declaration of bankruptcy at the request of a creditor is only possible if there are debts to other creditors as well.